Mendez, who is good at in-depth discussion of American social and ethical issues, after three years of silence, he made a serious attack and pointed the focus of the lens to the Gulf War fourteen years ago. As far as I know, this historical event is rarely involved in filmmakers. And he hoped that the implied war could never have been more obvious—a poignant stab at the heartbreak of the Bush administration, or, further, current American society.
Undoubtedly, this is one of the best anti-war films in recent years. However, when we watch this film, we may find that the anti-war stance of the film seems not firm enough and not thorough enough. If it was an old Red Guard comrade, he might slap people on the head very harshly and say viciously: "Continue to expose! Expose the essence!" Because there is no clear label-style anti-war scene in the film, such as directly showing the violence against civilians The massacre of the two sides, the intrigue of the leaders of both sides, the fierce and brutal battle, and so on. (In fact, there are almost no real battle scenes between the two armies facing each other, and the actual history is almost the same.) It is more about the boring and depressing life in the military camp and the almost confused training and marching in the desert. However, that's enough for them - you see, Jack is sitting on the toilet and masturbating so hard that he can't even come out! They just want to go home quickly, go home and see their wives or girlfriends and have sex with them, crazy sex. This is where Mendez excels, as his first two works, "American Beauty" and "Road to Destruction," detour into the core issues of the film through careful technical planning, and do not end up in the end. Make it clear and let the audience figure it out for themselves.
Famous anti-war films related to the theme of this film include "US Army Field Hospital", "Apocalypse Now", "Full Metal Jacket", "Field Platoon" and so on. These are business cards, and you have to look at them all when you have the chance.
And also: Regarding "Jiaojiatou", there is a line in it that impressed me: Every war is different; every war is the same.
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